The Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee Energy Assistance Program offers emergency energy payments to low-income households that are struggling to pay their electrical bills. Individuals must apply for this program and provide all the required documentation. Please contact (619) 434-3829 to request an application. Additionally, individuals are educated on how to budget and manage their energy needs.
For additional information please contact (619) 426-3595.
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year.
To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.
You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.
Maximizing self-sufficiency with families and individuals through high-quality programs and advocacy in our communities.”*
*From the Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee - Energy Assistance Program website
| Persons In Family | Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline) |
| 1 | $15,060 |
| 2 | $20,440 |
| 3 | $25,820 |
| 4 | $31,200 |
| 5 | $36,580 |
| 6 | $41,960 |
| 7 | $47,340 |
| 8 | $52,720 |
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
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